John Laitner Ph.D.

Expertise: Social Security, wealth distribution

Academic Discipline: Economics

Appointments: Director, Michigan Retirement Research Center, Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Social Research (ISR), Professor, Department of Economics, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts

Phone: (734) 615-0422

E-mail: jlaitner@umich.edu

· Studies Social Security solvency issues and reform options
· Studies long-run economic growth and the distribution of wealth